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Managing Difficult Directors
Boards Magazine ArticlePractical advice for executives and fellow board members. -
Should You Appoint an Interim CEO?
Leadership Magazine ArticleIt’s riskier than you think. Here’s when it makes sense and who to choose. -
AI Is Reshaping Cyber Risk. Boards Need to Manage the Threat.
Cybersecurity and digital privacy Digital ArticleIt’s no longer just a technical problem, but a leadership test. -
Decision-Making by Consensus Doesn’t Work in the AI Era
Management Digital ArticleSuccess will depend on the speed at which companies identify signals, make decisions, and execute. -
The Pitfalls of an Interim CEO
Succession planning Agenda NewsletterInterim CEOs are often framed as low-risk bridges in moments of disruption, but research suggests they can unsettle stakeholders and stall strategy. -
Boards Are Falling Short on Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity and digital privacy Digital ArticleThree common points of failure—and how to address them. -
Boards Need to Rethink How They Advise CEOs
Boards Digital ArticleThree strategies to inspire better questions and more strategic conversations. -
What to Do When Your Board Is Meddling in Operational Work
Corporate governance Digital ArticleDiagnose what’s driving the overreaching behavior so you can shift their focus back to strategy. -
The Skills Board Chairs Need Now
Leadership Magazine ArticleThey must juggle competing stakeholder priorities, adapt as new technologies upend strategies, and help a diverse group of directors find common ground. -
Are You Leveraging the Diverse Talent on Your Board?
Boards Digital ArticleTapping into a range of views prevents the groupthink and blind spots that undermine decision-making and creativity. -
The Benefits—and Challenges—of an Insider CEO
Succession planning Agenda NewsletterAll eyes will be on the newly minted CEOs at Target, Walmart, and Disney as they try to show they were the right insiders for the top job. -
The Questions CEO Candidates Need to Ask
Succession planning Digital ArticleHow to avoid the traps that compel talented leaders to accept the wrong roles. -
How to Handle a Difficult Board Member
Corporate governance PlaybookThe HBR Executive Playbook on protecting governance, repairing trust, and keeping the work on track. -
Leading After the Founder
Succession planning Magazine ArticleWhen the person who built the company steps back, emotions run high—and many organizations stumble. Here’s how to manage the transition. -
CEO Turnover Is Accelerating
Business management Agenda NewsletterA closer look at what’s driving the turnover. -
Why CEO Turnover Is Rising in 2025
Succession planning Digital ArticleIt’s not just struggling companies that are making changes at the top. -
Can AI Boards Outperform Human Ones?
Boards Digital ArticleLessons from an experiment comparing human and AI boards deliberating the same business case. -
The Pitfalls That Undermine CEO Succession Planning
Succession planning Digital ArticleAnd how a trusted CHRO can help companies avoid them. -
Co-CEOs Need Regular Feedback—and a Process for Getting It
Leadership transitions Digital ArticleSuccessful dual-leadership structures require continuous calibration. -
When the CEO Becomes Board Chair
Leadership transitions Digital ArticleIt’s one of the most delicate transitions in corporate leadership.
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United Rentals: Governing Growth
Boards Case Study11.95View Details In 2025, the board of directors of United Rentals, Inc., the largest equipment rental company in the US, is reviewing its governance strategy and practices... -
Optimax: Ownership, Management, and Culture in Precision Optics Manufacturing
Business ethics Case Study11.95View Details Following the retirement of the company's long-time owners, Pete Kupinski became the president of Optimax, an innovative precision optics manufacturer... -
CEO Ready: What You Need to Know to Earn the Job--and Keep the Job
Boards Book35.00View Details Your track record of success isn't enough. Here's what it really takes to be "CEO Ready." You're on the short list for the CEO job, and you have a record... -
Thermax: Four paths to succession in a family business
Corporate governance Case Study11.95View Details From its origins as a manufacturer of hospital equipment for the Indian market, Thermax has grown into a multinational corporation operating in 90 countries,... -
OpenAI and Microsoft (A): Partnership or Alliance?
AI and machine learning Case Study11.95View Details Leading artificial intelligence company OpenAI and tech giant Microsoft had forged a highly lucrative and mutually beneficial partnership: Microsoft supplied... -
OpenAI and Microsoft (B): Partnerships Heat Up
AI and machine learning Case Study5.00View Details This case follows OpenAI and Microsoft (A): Partnership or Alliance? (726-372) and provides a brief update since July 2025 on the state of negotiations... -
The Boardroom
Boards Case Study11.95View Details This case explores the growth and strategic challenges of The Boardroom, a European network founded by Diana Markaki-Bartholdi to prepare senior women... -
Sandoz (B): The art of staying true to your mission
Boards Case Study5.00View Details This case series explores Sandoz's spin off from Novartis, which was finalized on 4 October 2023. Case B looks at Sandoz once it has become independent.... -
Sandoz (A): Breaking free to stand alone
Boards Case Study11.95View Details This case series explores Sandoz's spin off from Novartis, which was finalized on 4 October 2023. Case A follows Richard Saynor's (CEO, Sandoz) ruminations... -
Oriental Weavers: Handing Over the Loom
Business management Case Study11.95View Details Over the course of forty years, Oriental Weavers had grown from a modest Egyptian family business into one of the world's largest manufacturers of machine... -
Carvajal: Weathering Change and Sustaining Purpose at a Family Business
Boards Case Study11.95View Details In early 2025, Pedro Carvajal, CEO of Grupo Carvajal, faced mounting pressure as the group, a 120-year-old family-owned Colombian conglomerate, navigated... -
Aditya Birla Group: Nurturing the Next Generation of Leaders
Succession planning Case Study11.95View Details Kumar Mangalam Birla, chief executive officer of the Aditya Birla Group (ABG), was a descendant of a prominent business family in India. Under his leadership,... -
Sea Cider: Succession Planning for a Regenerative Business
Succession planning Case Study11.95View Details Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse (Sea Cider), an organic farm and cidery in Saanichton, British Columbia, prioritized regenerative agricultural practices that... -
Navigating the Financial Markets in India: Selling Aparajitha
Economics Case Study11.95View Details Bharath Krishna Sankar was a successful entrepreneur who started his business, Aparajitha, in southern India. Aparajitha was a labor compliance management... -
Blindspotting: How to See What's Holding You Back as a Leader
Boards Book32.00View Details What you don't see about yourself can hold you back as a leader. As leaders, we all hit a point when things stop going well. A problem emerges that we... -
After the Flipkart Exit: Do the Founders Fit the Future?
Mergers and acquisitions Case Study11.95View Details In April 2018, Sachin Bansal, co-founder of Flipkart, India's largest e-commerce platform, found himself in a tense negotiation room in Bentonville, Arkansas,... -
Harbhajan's Made with Love: A Nonagenarian Turned Entrepreneur
Social media Case Study11.95View Details In 2016, a 90-year-old woman from India started her entrepreneurship venture Harbhajan's Made with Love that created waves all across the nation with... -
Tesla at a Crossroad: Leadership, Politics, and Reputational Risk
Boards Case Study11.95View Details In March 2025, Elon Musk, the chief executive officer of Tesla faced public criticism due to his political involvement, particularly in the position of... -
(Family) Size Matters: Nico Oprée and the Decreasing Power of Family Unity over Time
Balancing work and family Case Study11.95View Details Nico Oprée, a fourth-generation (G4) member of his family's heavy manufacturing business, found himself reflecting on how the firm would navigate a deepening... -
Transforming a Titan (C)
AI and machine learning Case Study5.00View Details Three years in his tenure as CEO, Cobuz must decide whether to launch a more than €500 million carbon-capture-and-storage facility. The project-Europe's...
